CVE-2010-4163 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.6.36.2, including OpenSUSE and SUSE distributions. A local attacker can trigger a system panic by sending a zero-length I/O request via a device ioctl to a SCSI device. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a medium severity, with a local attack vector and medium attack complexity, leading to a complete system availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.36.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.